ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF RIVERINA, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Deniliquin, Hay, Moama -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 9,956 Votes cast: 6,211 62.4 Informal votes: 86 01.4 Formal votes: 6,125 98.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Ashton FT 2,850 46.5 John CHANTER Prot 3,275 53.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,125 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashton was NSW MLA for Hay 1894-98, Goulburn 1898-1907, NSW MLC 1907-34. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901 Born: 11 February 1845, Adelaide. Career: Educated St Peters College, Adelaide. Farmed at Rochester, Victoria, from 1874. Auctioneer and agent, Moama, NSW, 1881. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for The Murray 1885-94, Deniliquin 1894- 1901. Secretary for Mines and Agriculture 1889. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Deniliquin, Hay, Moama -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 18,163 +82.4 Votes cast: 8,887 48.9 -13.5 Informal votes: 210 02.4 +01.0 Formal votes: 8,677 97.6 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BLACKWOOD FT 4,341 50.0 +03.5 John Chanter * Prot 4,336 50.0 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,677 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 3.5% from Protectionist to Free Trade. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903 Later career: See Riverina by-election 1904. > Robert Officer Blackwood (1861-1940): Elected 1903 Born: 20 January 1861, Crowlands, Victoria. Career: Educated Melbourne Grammar and Cambridge University. Pastoralist and businessman, Victoria and Riverina. Conargo Shire Council. Election declared void 13 April 1904 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1904 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Deniliquin, Hay, Moama -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the voiding of the election of Robert Blackwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 19,031 +04.8 Votes cast: 10,995 57.8 +08.9 Informal votes: 264 02.4 00.0 Formal votes: 10,731 97.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Blackwood FT 5,184 48.3 -01.7 Hon John CHANTER Prot 5,547 51.7 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,731 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. There was a swing of 1.7% from Free Trade to Protectionist. 2. Blackwood was member for Riverina 1903-04 3. Chanter was member for Riverina 1901-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Officer Blackwood (1861-1940): Elected 1903. Election void 1904. Defeated 1904 by Later career: President Pastoralists Union, Royal Agricultural Society, Director BHP. Died 22 September 1940 > John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904by -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Deniliquin, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 00.0 1904 by-election majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,915 +37.2 Votes cast: 12,921 51.9 +03.0 Informal votes: 601 04.7 +02.3 Formal votes: 12,320 95.3 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER * Prot 6,662 54.1 +04.1 John Jackson AS 5,658 45.9 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,320 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 4.1% from Anti-Socialist to Protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chanter refused to support the Protectionist/Anti-Socialist fusion in 1908 and joined the ALP Caucus in 1909. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Deniliquin, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,206 +13.2 Votes cast: 16,618 58.9 +07.0 Informal votes: 360 02.2 -02.5 Formal votes: 16,258 97.8 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER * ALP 9,274 57.0 John Jackson + Lib 6,520 40.1 Edmund O'Dwyer 464 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,258 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 40.1% was a decline of 59.9% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist (Chanter) and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. Chanter had joined the ALP in 1909 having previously sat as a Protectionist member. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Narrandera, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,159 +28.2 Votes cast: 23,432 64.8 +05.9 Informal votes: 550 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 22,882 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John Chanter * ALP 11,208 49.0 -07.2 Franc FALKINER Lib 11,674 51.0 +10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,882 01.0 08.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: See Riverina 1914. > Franc Brereton Sadlier Falkiner (1867-1929): Elected 1913 Born: 1867, Ararat, Victoria. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School. Pastoral worker, station manager, pastoralist, Victoria and Riverina. Cobargo Shire Council. Prominent in farmers organisations. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Narrandera, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,426 +06.3 Votes cast: 28,542 74.3 +09.5 Informal votes: 773 02.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 27,769 97.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER ALP 14,454 52.1 +03.1 Franc Falkiner * Lib 13,315 47.9 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,769 02.1 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chanter was member for Riverina 1901-03 and 1904-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Franc Brereton Sadlier Falkiner (1867-1929): Elected 1913. Defeated 1914 Later career: See Hume 1917. > John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chanter left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Narrandera, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,922 -09.1 Votes cast: 24,652 70.6 -03.7 Informal votes: 786 03.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 23,866 96.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER * Nat 14,140 59.2 +11.3 Arthur Williams 9,726 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,866 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The endorsed Labor candidate, Charles B Trefle (brother of Hon John L Trefle MLA), withdrew in favour of Williams, who was an independent but had the support of the Labor organisation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Narrandera, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over Independent 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,691 -00.7 Votes cast: 22,124 63.8 -06.8 Informal votes: 480 02.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 21,644 97.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER * Nat/F&S 11,114 51.3 -07.9 James Hoad ALP 10,530 48.7 +07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,644 01.3 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoad was a NSW MLC 1925-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chanter was endorsed both by the Nationalists and by the F&S. He remained with the Nationalists when the Country Party was formed in 1920. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist/F&S over ALP 01.3 Effect of redistribution: 01.8 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,261 +13.2 Votes cast: 22,886 58.3 -05.5 Informal votes: 1,946 08.5 +06.3 Formal votes: 20,940 91.5 -06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bartram CP 1,832 08.7 Hon John Chanter * Nat 4,342 20.7 -31.9 James Hoad ALP 8,609 41.1 -05.3 William Killen CP 5,551 26.5 John Lorimer CP 606 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hoad was a NSW MLC 1925-31. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 38.1%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lorimer's 606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartram 176 29.0 2,008 09.6 Chanter * 92 15.2 4,434 21.2 Hoad 28 04.6 8,637 41.2 Killen 310 51.2 5,861 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 606 20,940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bartram's 2,008 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chanter * 575 28.6 5,009 23.9 Hoad 80 04.0 8,717 41.6 Killen 1,353 67.4 7,214 34.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,008 20,940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chanter's 5,009 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoad 845 16.9 9,562 45.7 KILLEN 4,164 83.1 11,378 54.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,009 20,940 04.3 01.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Nationalist majority over the ALP in 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Died 9 March 1931 > William Wilson Killen (1860-1939): Elected 1922 Born: 1860, Ireland. Career: Educated Ireland. Migrated 1876. Farm worker. Farmer at Corowa. President, Farmers and Settlers 1921-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,728 +13.9 Votes cast: 38,533 86.1 -27.8 Informal votes: 794 02.1 -06.4 Formal votes: 37,739 97.9 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Hoad ALP 17,249 45.7 +04.6 William KILLEN * CP 20,490 54.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,739 04.3 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hoad was a NSW MLC 1925-31. 2. The Country Party vote of 54.3% was an increase of 16.2% from the 38.1% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Wilson Killen (1860-1939): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,411 +01.5 Votes cast: 41,058 90.4 +04.3 Informal votes: 2,143 05.2 +03.1 Formal votes: 38,915 94.8 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Casserly ALP 16,538 42.5 -03.2 William KILLEN * CP 22,377 57.5 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,915 07.5 03.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Wilson Killen (1860-1939): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,923 +03.3 Votes cast: 44,052 93.9 +03.5 Informal votes: 1,022 02.3 -02.9 Formal votes: 43,030 97.7 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William KILLEN * CP 22,200 51.6 Horace Nock CP 1,224 02.8 William Nulty ALP 19,606 45.6 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,030 04.2 e 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Nock, see Riverina 1931. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 54.4%, a decrease of 3.1% from the 57.5% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Wilson Killen (1860-1939): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Killen retired in 1931. Later career: Grazier. Died 20 February 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,885 +02.1 Votes cast: 45,004 94.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,875 04.2 +01.9 Formal votes: 43,129 95.8 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Hankinson + CP 14,778 34.3 John Heiss ALPN 8,882 20.6 Louis Levy ALP 5,951 13.8 Horace Nock + CP 13,518 31.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,129 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hankinson was NSW MLA for Murrumbidgee 1932-41. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 34.4%, a decrease of 11.2% from the 45.6% polled by the ALP in 1929. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 65.6%, an increase of 11.2% from the 54.4% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Levy's 5,951 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hankinson + 669 11.2 15,447 35.8 Heiss 4,557 76.6 13,439 31.2 Nock + 725 12.2 14,243 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,951 43,129 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Heiss's 13,439 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hankinson + 5,561 41.4 21,008 48.7 NOCK + 7,878 58.6 22,121 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,439 43,129 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Keyworth Nock (1879-1958): Elected 1931 Born: 26 October 1879, Salisbury, South Australia. Career: Educated Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. Shopkeeper and wheatbuyer. Farmed at Nelungaloo, NSW, from 1915. President Farmers and Settlers 1928-32. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: Country Party over Country Party 01.3 Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,724 +10.1 Votes cast: 49,673 94.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,134 02.3 -01.9 Formal votes: 48,539 97.3 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cusack ALP 6,379 13.1 -01.0 Horace NOCK * CP 26,719 55.0 Edward O'Neill ALPN 15,441 31.8 +11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,539 09.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cusack was member for Eden-Monaro 1929-31. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 44.9%, an increase of 10.4% from the 34.4% polled by the two parties in 1931. 3. The CP vote of 55.0% was a decline of 10.5% from the 65.6% polled by two CP candidates in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Keyworth Nock (1879-1958): Elected 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 09.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,368 +01.2 Votes cast: 51,078 95.7 +01.5 Informal votes: 975 01.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 50,103 98.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ballantyne 5,165 10.3 Horace Nock * CP 24,756 49.4 -05.6 William Quirk ALP 20,182 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 40.3% was a decrease of 4.6% from the combined vote of 44.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ballantyne's 5,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOCK * 3,905 75.6 28,661 57.2 Quirk 1,260 24.4 21,442 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,165 50,103 07.2 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Keyworth Nock (1879-1958): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio from 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,671 -01.3 Votes cast: 48,778 92.6 -03.1 Informal votes: 2,261 04.6 +02.7 Formal votes: 46,517 95.4 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Cuttle 1,408 03.0 John Hogan 7,571 16.3 Joseph Langtry ALP 10,083 21.7 -18.6 Charles Lenon SL 1,177 02.5 Hon Horace Nock * CP 12,355 26.6 William Quirk ALPNC 6,724 14.5 Hugh Roberton CP 7,199 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Roberton, see Riverina 1949. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 36.2%, a decrease of 4.1% from the 40.3% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 42.1%, a decrease of 7.3% from the 49.4% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lenon's 1,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuttle 28 02.4 1,436 03.1 Hogan 66 05.6 7,637 16.4 Langtry 899 76.4 10,982 23.6 Nock * 57 04.8 12,412 26.7 Quirk 108 09.2 6,832 14.7 Roberton 19 01.6 7,218 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,177 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cuttle's 1,436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogan 831 57.9 8,468 18.2 Langtry 141 09.8 11,123 23.9 Nock * 200 13.9 12,612 27.1 Quirk 83 05.8 6,915 14.9 Roberton 181 12.6 7,399 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,436 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Quirk's 6,915 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogan 1,291 18.7 9,759 21.0 Langtry 4,943 71.5 16,066 34.5 Nock * 322 04.7 12,934 27.8 Roberton 359 05.2 7,758 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,915 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Roberton's 7,758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogan 1,190 15.3 10,949 23.5 Langtry 354 04.6 16,420 35.3 Nock * 6,214 80.1 19,148 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,758 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hogan's 10,949 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANGTRY 7,560 69.0 23,980 51.6 Nock * 3,389 31.0 22,537 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,949 46,517 01.6 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Horace Keyworth Nock (1879-1958): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Minister without portfolio to 28 October 1940 Later career: Farmer and company director. Wool Board till 1948. Died 2 August 1958 > Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940 Born: 2 September 1880, Kyabram, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Teamster. To NSW, wheatfarmer and publican, Barrelan, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,394 -04.3 Votes cast: 48,373 96.0 +03.4 Informal votes: 2,464 05.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 45,909 94.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ballantyne 2,992 06.5 Joseph LANGTRY * ALP 25,397 55.3 Lindsay McIvor CP 9,427 20.5 Robert McKenzie 1,860 04.1 Frank Rieck 131 00.3 William Scilley CP 5,613 12.2 George Simons LD 489 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,909 13.1 e 11.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 55.3% was an increase of 19.1% from the combined vote of 36.2% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 32.7%, a decrease of 9.4% from the 42.1% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 13.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,154 +01.5 Votes cast: 47,458 92.8 -03.2 Informal votes: 1,714 03.6 -01.5 Formal votes: 45,744 96.4 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gosling ALPN 2,230 04.9 Joseph Langtry * ALP 19,898 43.5 -11.8 Christopher Lethbridge Lib 7,086 15.5 William Pow 246 00.5 Hugh Roberton CP 16,284 35.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,744 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Lethbridge was NSW MLA for Corowa 1937-46. 2. For Roberton, see Riverina 1949. 3. The Country Party vote of 35.6% was an increase of 2.9% from the 32.7% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pow's 246 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gosling 53 21.5 2,283 05.0 Langtry * 69 28.0 19,967 43.6 Lethbridge 47 (19.1 7,133 15.6 Roberton 77 31.3 16,361 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 246 45,744 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gosling's 2,283 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Langtry * 2,022 88.6 21,989 48.1 Lethbridge 159 07.0 7,292 15.9 Roberton 102 04.5 16,463 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,283 45,744 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lethbridge's 7,292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANGTRY * 1,145 15.7 23,134 50.6 Roberton 6,147 84.3 22,610 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,292 45,744 00.6 12.5 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 00.6 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.3 shift to Country Party New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,393 -23.0 Votes cast: 37,802 96.0 +03.2 Informal votes: 458 01.2 -02.4 Formal votes: 37,344 98.8 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Langtry * ALP 16,880 45.2 -00.5 William Mitchell CPA 560 01.5 Hugh ROBERTON CP 19,904 53.3 +18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,344 03.5 e 03.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949 Died 30 April 1951 > Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-1987): Elected 1949 Born: 18 December 1900, Glasgow, Scotland. Career: Educated West Scotland Agricultural College, Glasgow University. To Australia 1920. Shearer, farmer at Old Jungle, NSW. Foundation member, NSW Country Party. Author and rural journalist. Coolamon Shire Council. Military Service 1942-44. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,555 +00.4 Votes cast: 37,624 95.1 -00.9 Informal votes: 510 01.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 37,114 98.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Kelton CPA 1,358 03.7 +02.2 Hugh ROBERTON * CP 19,781 53.3 +00.0 Michael Sheehan ALP 15,975 43.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,114 04.7 e 01.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-1987): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,004 +03.7 Votes cast: 39,293 95.8 +00.7 Informal votes: 355 00.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,938 99.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Kelton CPA 951 02.4 -01.3 Hugh ROBERTON * CP 20,341 52.2 -01.1 Michael Sheehan ALP 17,646 45.3 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,938 03.4 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-1987): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 03.4 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,910 -00.2 Votes cast: 38,566 94.3 -01.5 Informal votes: 895 02.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 37,671 97.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh ROBERTON * CP 22,347 59.3 +07.1 Oscar Washington ALP 15,324 40.7 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,671 09.3 05.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-87): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Social Services from 28 February 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,150 +03.0 Votes cast: 39,682 94.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 828 02.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,854 97.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Hugh ROBERTON * CP 20,894 53.8 -05.5 Peter Rolfe DLP 2,320 06.0 John Ward ALP 15,640 40.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,854 08.6 e 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-87): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Social Services -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,334 +00.4 Votes cast: 40,162 94.9 +00.8 Informal votes: 714 01.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,448 98.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Elrington DLP 2,988 07.6 +01.6 Hon Hugh Roberton * CP 18,838 47.8 -06.0 John Ward ALP 17,622 44.7 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Elrington's 2,988 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTON * 2,493 83.4 21,331 54.1 Ward 495 16.6 18,117 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,988 39,448 04.1 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-87): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Social Services -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,584 +03.0 Votes cast: 41,276 94.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 506 01.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 40,770 98.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Groutsch DLP 2,733 06.7 -00.9 Hon Hugh ROBERTON * CP 21,068 51.7 +03.9 John Ward ALP 16,969 41.6 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,770 07.3 e 03.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-87): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Social Services to 21 January 1965 Resigned seat 21 January 1965 (see By-elections) Later career: Ambassador to Ireland 1965-68. Died 13 March 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 27 FEBRUARY 1965 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Hugh Roberton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,870 +03.6 Votes cast: 38,387 87.5 -07.4 Informal votes: 455 01.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 37,932 98.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam ARMSTRONG + CP 21,371 56.3 +04.6 John Ward ALP 16,561 43.7 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,932 06.3 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Alexander Armstrong (1909-82): Elected 1965 by Born: 1 July 1909, Deniliquin, NSW. Career: Grazier near Deniliquin, NSW. Military Service 1939-45. Conargo Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 07.3 e 1965 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,877 +03.0 Votes cast: 42,569 94.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 972 02.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 41,597 97.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam ARMSTRONG * CP 24,570 59.1 +07.4 Leslie Kennedy DLP 3,373 08.1 +01.4 Patrick Newman ALP 9,803 23.6 Arthur Solly ALP 3,851 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,597 16.5 e 09.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP vote was 32.8%, a decrease of 8.8% from the 41.6% polled by one ALP candidate in 1963. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Alexander Armstrong (1909-82): Elected 1965 By, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Griffith, Deniliquin, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 16.5 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,397 +03.4 Votes cast: 44,137 95.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 485 01.1 -01.2 Formal votes: 43,652 98.9 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Armstrong * CP 19,351 44.3 -14.8 Patrick Barry DLP 1,802 04.1 -04.0 Al GRASSBY ALP 22,499 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,652 02.3 e 18.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 51.5% was an increase of 18.7% from the 32.8% polled by two ALP candidates in 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Adam Alexander Armstrong (1909-82): Elected 1965 By, 1966. Defeated 1969 Died 22 February 1982. > Albert Jaime Grassby (1926-2005): Elected 1969 Born: 12 July 1926, Brisbane Career: Educated Australia and Britain. Military Service 1945-46. Journalist, information officer. Consultant on agriculture issues. State politics: NSW MLA for Murrumbidgee 1965-69 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Griffith, Deniliquin, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 02.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,110 +03.7 Votes cast: 45,646 94.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 491 01.1 00.0 Formal votes: 45,155 98.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Barry DLP 1,694 03.8 -00.3 Al GRASSBY * ALP 24,705 54.7 +03.2 Eric Kronborg CP 16,003 35.4 -08.9 Peter Long Lib 2,753 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,155 06.9 e 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Jaime Grassby (1926-2005): Elected 1969, 1972 Minister for Immigration from 19 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Griffith, Deniliquin, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over CP 06.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,935 +08.0 Votes cast: 49,158 94.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 572 01.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 48,586 98.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Al Grassby * ALP 23,233 47.8 -06.9 Donald Mackay Lib 8,868 18.3 +12.2 John Sullivan CP 16,128 33.2 -02.2 John Thomson AP 357 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,586 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thomson's 357 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grassby * 144 40.3 23,377 48.1 Mackay 62 17.4 8,930 18.4 Sullivan 151 42.3 16,279 33.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 357 48,586 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mackay's 8,930 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grassby * 520 05.8 23,897 49.2 SULLIVAN 8,410 94.2 24,689 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,930 48,586 00.8 07.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Jaime Grassby (1926-2005): Elected 1969, 1972. Defeated 1974 Minister for Immigration to 12 June 1974 Later career: Commissioner for Community Relations 1975-81. Died 23 April 2005 > John William Sullivan (born 1929): Elected 1974 Born: 7 February 1929, Essex, England Career: Educated Royal Military College, Australian Staff College. Military Service 1948-74. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Berrigan, Griffith, Deniliquin, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,494 +03.0 Votes cast: 50,805 95.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 901 01.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 49,904 98.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Pollard ALP 19,053 38.2 -09.6 John SULLIVAN * NCP 30,851 61.8 +28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,904 11.8 11.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John William Sullivan (born 1929): Elected 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 11.8 Effect of 1977 redistribution: 14.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over NCP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,956 +28.9 Votes cast: 65,110 94.4 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,159 01.8 00.0 Formal votes: 63,951 98.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John FitzPatrick * ALP 31,237 48.8 -03.6 Rodney Lawrence 1,580 02.5 John Sullivan * NCP 31,134 48.7 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FitzPatrick was member for Darling 1969-77 (Darling was abolished at the 1977 redistribution). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lawrence's 1,580 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZPATRICK * 812 51.3 32,049 50.1 Sullivan * 768 48.6 31,902 49.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,580 63,951 00.1 02.3 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John William Sullivan (born 1929): Elected 1974, 1975. Defeated 1977 > John FitzPatrick (1915-97): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 FitzPatrick retired at the 1980 election. Died 28 July 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,914 +04.3 Votes cast: 67,024 93.2 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,628 02.4 +00.6 Formal votes: 65,396 97.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Hicks NCP 21,663 33.1 -15.6 Frederick Martin 549 00.8 John Newman AD 1,414 02.2 Frederick Smith + ALP 30,698 46.9 -01.9 Brian Thornton Lib 11,072 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Martin's 549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hicks 231 42.1 21,894 33.5 Newman 154 28.0 1,568 02.4 Smith + 120 21.9 30,818 47.1 Thornton 44 08.0 11,116 17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 549 65,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Newman's 1,568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hicks 631 40.2 22,525 34.4 Smith + 746 47.6 31,564 48.3 Thornton 191 12.2 11,307 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,568 65,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thornton's 11,307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HICKS 10,530 93.1 33,055 50.5 Smith + 777 06.9 32,341 49.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,307 65,396 00.5 00.6 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Jeffrey Hicks (born 1940): Elected 1980 Born: 4 November 1940, Adelaide Career: Plumber, road design draughtsman. Broken Hill City Council, Mayor 1974-75, 1976-77. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,893 00.0 Votes cast: 68,072 94.7 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,014 01.5 -00.9 Formal votes: 67,058 98.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Adams ALP 32,587 48.6 +01.7 Noel Hicks * NPA 32,976 49.2 +16.1 Lesley Holschier AD 1,495 02.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holschier's 1,495 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adams 651 43.5 33,238 49.6 HICKS * 844 56.5 33,820 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,495 67,058 00.4 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Jeffrey Hicks (born 1940): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Riverina was abolished at the 1984 redistribution. Hicks contested Riverina-Darling in 1984. --------------------------------------------------------------------